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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



R. Goodman, F.E.S., T. H. L. Grosvenor, F.E.S., H. A. Leeds, G. S. 

 Robertson, M.D., E. Step, P.L.S., E. Synis. 



In the Entomological Society of London the following have been 

 nominated as officers and members of Council for the ensuing year: — 

 President : The Rt. Hon. Lord Rothschild, D.Sc, F.R.S., etc. 

 Treasurer: W. G. Sheldon, P.Z.S. Secretaries: S. A. Neave, M.A., 

 D.Sc, F.Z.S., H. Eltringham, M.A., D.Sc, F.Z.S. Librarian : H. J. 

 Turner. Council: R. Adkin, H. E. Andrews, E. C. Bed well, J. E. 

 Collin, F.Z.S., J. Davidson, D.Sc, F.L.S., J. J. Joicey, F.L.S.,F.Z.S., 

 F.R.G.S., etc., F. Laing, W. G. F. Nelson, Professor E. B. Poulton, 

 M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S., etc., N. D. Riley, H. Rowland-Brown, M.A., J. 

 Waterston, D.Sc 



SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of Hampshire ani> the Isle of Wight. 



Noi-eiiiber 5th, 1921. — Meeting at 47, Tennyson Road, Southampton. 

 The President, Mr. W. Fassnidge, M.A., in the chair. 



. New Members.— Mr, J. C. Moberley, M.A., and Mr. B. Hobby, 

 both of Southampton, were elected members. 



The secretary reported that the authorities of University College, 

 Southampton, had generously placed a meeting-room, two cabinets, 

 and library accommodation at the disposal of the Society. One more 

 meeting, the Annual General Meeting, will be held at Tennyson Road, 

 on December 3rd, at which Mr. A. E. Burras, B.A., has consented to 

 read a paper, and after that all meetings held in Southampton will be 

 at the new headquarters. It was reported that the work of compiling 

 the County Insect I'auna List was proceeding satisfactorily, and that 

 the Hemiptera would now be in the charge of Mr. Rae Sheriffs, 

 M.A., D.Sc. 



Two short papers were then read by the President. The first was 

 " On the Habits of the Larva of S. sphecifonnis," which gave a very 

 interesting description of the habitat, illustrated by original photo- 

 graphs, and of the life-historj- of the larva. The second paper dealt 

 with " A short entomological trip tc the Vosges," and was well 

 supplemented with photographs and specimens. Outstanding exhiiiits 

 were Arirj/nnis cydijipe [adippe), var. rleodoxa, Issoria lathonia (partial 

 albino), Linieuitis sibilla (second brood), and a C .veramiielina with 

 unicolorous left wings. 



A general discussion on abnormal broods was raised, and the 

 following reports read : — 



Mr. A. E. C. Stowell (Alton) : Pararye ineyera, third brood in 

 October ; Porthesia simiiis, second brood in October ; RKpithecia 

 albipiinctata, and Cleora lichenaria in the same month ; Brenthis selene 

 on September 4th ; Xisaniades tatjes, pale s|)ecimens of a second brood. 



Mr. W. Fassnidge (Southampton) : Hespcria malrae, second brood ; 

 N. tages, second brood in July ; B. seleiw, a plentiful second brood in 

 July: Oitrapteri/x sainbiicaria, Ootoher '6vd ; P. .s/)///7/.s, October 4th and 

 later ; Plebeins aee/on, a perfect, newly-emerged male was captured at 

 Lyndhurst on October 80th. 



Mr. F. J. Killington (Eastleigh) : H. malrae, second brood; N. 

 taiiea, second brood at Portland in August ; I'ieris brassicae and P. rapae 



* We are very pleased to welcome this new Society and have printed the 

 Secretary's first report in full. 



